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mistletoe and hardwood tree

who is the host and who is the parasite

The mistletoe is the parasite and the hardwood tree is the host.

The mistletoe hooks on the hardwood tree by penetrating the tree and taking its water and nutrients.

other facts about the mistletoe

Mistletoes can grow up to 5 feets a weight up to 50 pounds

are mistletoes poisonous

relationship

how does the mistletoe get on the tree.

They are extremly hard to get rid of

Mistletoes are used for medicine

The red and white berries that grow on the mistletoe are eaten by animals mainly birds leave their dropping on a branch and the dropping contains the seeds of the mistletoe which then grow on the branch.

the mistletoe and the hardwood tree has a parasitism relationship

yes and no. some species of mistletoe are considered very toxic. Most of the poisonous mistletoe are located in north america.

There are over 1500 different species od mistletoes

a parasitism relationship is when a one organism benefits and the other gets harmed

birds love to live in mistletoe

can mistletoes grow on the ground

here is an example of a mistletoe on a tree

No they cant all mistletoe need a host to live and grow on.

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